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Memorial to Henry Cooper on the Bellingham estate
Published by John Paschoud on Jun 22, 2011
15 Signatures 
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Target: Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham
Region: United Kingdom
Background (Preamble):
The late Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cooper]
He grew up on the Bellingham Estate in Lewisham, South London, and it would be a fitting tribute to mark the place with a permanent memorial of his contributions to sport, sportsmanship, British culture and anti-racism.
He grew up on the Bellingham Estate in Lewisham, South London, and it would be a fitting tribute to mark the place with a permanent memorial of his contributions to sport, sportsmanship, British culture and anti-racism.
Petition:
We the undersigned call on the Mayor of Lewisham to consider a permanent memorial to the late Henry Cooper, former Bellingham resident, at an appropriate location on the Bellingham estate, in recognition of his valued contribution to the history of Bellingham.
The Memorial to Henry Cooper on the Bellingham estate petition to Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham was written by John Paschoud and is in the category Sports at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: boxing, bellingham, lewisham, sport, memorial
